For months I have been in a fog. Between my mother, my job and my personal life I have not been able to focus on what I really think is important. I call that lack of focus a fog. I am coming out of it now.
I guess the source of the lack of focus was the lack of happiness. I guess I should be happy. I am employed and even though I personally feel I am grossly underpaid I get a decent salary and I have benefits and the all important health insurance. However, I push immigration files all day. I don't do anything all day that has any real meaning or value. Some may think that pushing files for immigration purposed is a big deal since you are supposedly helping someone get into the country. Since I work more with the deportation end of immigration I don't see that. I have seen the files and most of the people I see deserve to be deported. But I also have no passion for immigration. It (like most things) is political and I don't care for the politics. As I stated in the beginning of my blogs I have a passion for homeless issues and elder care. I have had people very close to me touched by both issues. And not for nothing I think it is more important IN THIS COUNTRY to take care of our our own before we assist anyone on the outside.
I have already spoken to Daisy, Mike and Lisa and interviewed them on their past situations. Until my father passed away in 2011 he and I both had to deal with issues pertaining to senior citizens. I dedicated this blog to talking about those issues, then got sidetracked. I remained sidetracked until I saw this article from http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130816/after-year-underground-anchorage-homeless-advocate-must-find-new-digs
I am routinely disturbed by the number of people reduced to sleeping on the subways in New York City. I can't imagine these people sleeping outdoors in Alaska.
I woud love to find a job where I would be assisting displaced people as well as the elderly on a national government level. I have said before the homeless issue and the senior care issue are not things to be dealth with solely with private companies. For starters these are people who were exploited enough. Also, feeding and clothing people is something done for good will and not for profits. Same with helping the elderly. As people get older and they don't have as much control over their faculties there should be government agencies to make sure they eat, have shelter and are not taken advantage of.
This article made me want to examine the issue nation wide. I want to explore this state by state. I want to understand why it is so easy to sweep this under a rug. Why is it so acceptable to ignore the problem? Why is it easier to jail a person for sleeping on the street when it costs more to do so?
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